Re: Unimplemented AppKit classes

[Alan West]

Gregory Casamento wrote:

> See below...
>
> --- Alan West <alan@alanz.com> wrote:
>  
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> > I switched from using KDE to GNUstep built from cvs. With everything 
> > setup I'm now in a position to start helping out.  I'd have liked to 
> > help implement the NSToolbar and NSStatusbar - but I guess its not worth 
> > it... Is it simply that the GNUstep project's aim is to copy the older 
> > Nextstep 
> >    
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> GNUstep is an implementation of OpenStep, not NEXTSTEP.  There is a difference.
>  
Exactly - GNUstep doesn't have to look like Nextstep because it is an 
implementation of Openstep.

>  
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> > without any improvements made in similar directions to the 
> > latest MacOS X version of Nextstep?......
> >    
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> GNUstep absolutely does incorporate improvements from MOSX.  For example,
> you'll notice that classes such as NSOutlineView, NSOpenGLView and others are
> present in GNUstep, but are not present on older OpenStep boxes.   The aim is
> to create a framework which can be used to port both MOSX applications and
> older OPENSTEP applications to GNUstep on any number of platforms.  :) 
Which is why I got extremely interested in the GNUstep project.

> GNUstep also has a number of improvements which MOSX lacks, such as certain
> GNUstep specific classes which arent' in MOSX.
>  
Cool